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napa 30. napa had actually reached 53- mile per hour gusts earlier down into the south they took a little while but gusts have really picked up. 29 miles per hour reported in san jose. when advisory will last for the post as well as the hills lasting until about 10:00. for some of us until about noon time. this one is living through right now. as it does, it's bringing along the wind. once this front passes through, the winds died down. over the north bay where the rain is steady but later at this time, the winds are beginning to die down. let me bring you through this. a talk in this morning. through 9:00 it will still be with us. as we get into 10:00, scattered showers around the bay area. still getting hammered pretty good. by noontime, 1:00 or so, we are breaking away to partly cloudy skies over the north bay. scattered showers in the forecast. we are looking at pretty good conditions into the afternoon by the second half of the day. as we get you through the morning hours, we continue to
napa 30. napa had actually reached 53- mile per hour gusts earlier down into the south they took a little while but gusts have really picked up. 29 miles per hour reported in san jose. when advisory will last for the post as well as the hills lasting until about 10:00. for some of us until about noon time. this one is living through right now. as it does, it's bringing along the wind. once this front passes through, the winds died down. over the north bay where the rain is steady but later at...
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one bright spot we saw in a gloomy day here in napa. when the tree fell down, the drivers kept pulling over to help clear it out of the roadway. after the man who was almost hit by it, he says he is headed tout buy a lottery ticket. >> thank you. and cecilia called the newsroom when that tree fell. right in front of the car today. glad she is okay too. ginger zee on the set tonight. these totals are staggering. >> they are. we expected a five day total to reach some where from 15 to 20 inches and it did. look at this. petrolia, california, 17.5 inches. other spots in northern california, 14. o'brien, oregon, just over a foot. it's not quite done as far as the flooding. because the rain stopped, you can have rivers swell. flood watches and warnings still in place through tomorrow. still another inch of two, doesn't have the bite but not something they need. >> bad timing, the fourth storm. another major headline tonight, the record warmth. >> houston and dallas, record highs today, and again tomorrow. atlanta and memphis a touch of a rec
one bright spot we saw in a gloomy day here in napa. when the tree fell down, the drivers kept pulling over to help clear it out of the roadway. after the man who was almost hit by it, he says he is headed tout buy a lottery ticket. >> thank you. and cecilia called the newsroom when that tree fell. right in front of the car today. glad she is okay too. ginger zee on the set tonight. these totals are staggering. >> they are. we expected a five day total to reach some where from 15 to...
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napa soggy 61. san francisco 61. oakland 63. once we're finish with tomorrow, we are going to get paid back on some of that sunshine. we have a deficit in that. we'll get it back thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. we are not going to be warm, highs in the 60s. next week dry with cold nights and sunny but chilly afternoons. that's the cbs 5 forecast. >> thank you. >>> should california's mental health workers be allowed to try to make gay teenagers straight? the federal ruling today on conversion therapy. >> i enjoy doing this. giving back to the communities and kids. >> how bay area prison inmates are helping spread holiday cheer. ,, well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv with a total home dvr included free for life. o
napa soggy 61. san francisco 61. oakland 63. once we're finish with tomorrow, we are going to get paid back on some of that sunshine. we have a deficit in that. we'll get it back thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. we are not going to be warm, highs in the 60s. next week dry with cold nights and sunny but chilly afternoons. that's the cbs 5 forecast. >> thank you. >>> should california's mental health workers be allowed to try to make gay teenagers straight? the federal ruling...
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that, combined with agricultural runoff in the napa valley created nasty water. downriver, matthew sears manages the 112-year-old vallejo yacht club. he says wildlife is returning. >> we get the seal, little juvenile seal who is constantly using our harbor for fishing. he gets the salmon, the striped bass, and they don't have a chance. he gets them every time. >> reporter: there's still a lot of work to be done, but these small critters are making a big splash. while these oysters are a good indicator that the napa river is getting better all the time, i still wouldn't eat 'em. in vallejo, don ford, cbs 5. >>> san francisco's top cop testing the political waters with a new stun gun proposal. >> and a new challenge to the people's initiative to limit property taxation. we're talking about prop 13. state senator mark leno joins us next. >> our slogan in the churches was vote for l or go to hell! . >> mixing the pulpit with politics. what he did that changed everything for people barely making entdz meet. >> and in the weather department, a lovely start to sunday mo
that, combined with agricultural runoff in the napa valley created nasty water. downriver, matthew sears manages the 112-year-old vallejo yacht club. he says wildlife is returning. >> we get the seal, little juvenile seal who is constantly using our harbor for fishing. he gets the salmon, the striped bass, and they don't have a chance. he gets them every time. >> reporter: there's still a lot of work to be done, but these small critters are making a big splash. while these oysters...
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temperatures cooler this morning, 30s santa rosa, napa, 40s for the rest of us. today mostly sunny, upper 50s to low 60s [ male announcer ] steak and lobster is on the menu at sizzler. a fresh-cut tri tip sirloin served with a succulent lobster tail. just $16.99. sizzler. >>> 'twas the night before christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. >> with a little old driver, with a lively quip, i knew in a moment, it must be st. nick. >> christmas traditions here at "gma." there we were with robin yesterday. what a special morning. reading " 'twas the night before christmas." trimming the tree. and it was a warm morning, seeing robin. she looked so fantastic in that santa hat yesterday. >> so good. look at her. >> and a little "gangnam" style. >> right there, we have video evidence of the end of "gangnam style" right there. mark it down. mark it on your calendars, people. >> jumped the shark. >> george meeting any number of presidents. not only did he -- >> "gangnam style." >> george also brought her these incredible stockings
temperatures cooler this morning, 30s santa rosa, napa, 40s for the rest of us. today mostly sunny, upper 50s to low 60s [ male announcer ] steak and lobster is on the menu at sizzler. a fresh-cut tri tip sirloin served with a succulent lobster tail. just $16.99. sizzler. >>> 'twas the night before christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. >> with a little old driver, with a lively quip, i knew in a moment, it must be st. nick. >>...
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across napa valley, incredible flooding there. the napa valley seeing some of its worst rainfall in years. look at these numbers. petrolia, california, over 17 inches. bridgeville, 15 inches. that's an incredible amount of rain. to see that much rainfall is truly remarkable. we are seeing more in the way of rainfall across seattle and portland it has stopped for today in the san francisco area. some of the rainfall yesterday fell in the form of snow, snow levels at about 5,000 feet. i suppose it could have been worse. elsewhere, looking at a foggy travel across the lower great lakes. we'll talk more about that in the next half hour. guys, back up to you. >> rob marciano, thank you. >>> as each day ticks by, the nation edges closer to going over the fiscal cliff. democrats and republicans cannot agree how to raise revenue and cut spending. on january 1st, as many of you know, taxes go up and doeep spending cuts take effect. the sunday talk shows reflect how far apart they are what we will not do is extend those tax cut force the we
across napa valley, incredible flooding there. the napa valley seeing some of its worst rainfall in years. look at these numbers. petrolia, california, over 17 inches. bridgeville, 15 inches. that's an incredible amount of rain. to see that much rainfall is truly remarkable. we are seeing more in the way of rainfall across seattle and portland it has stopped for today in the san francisco area. some of the rainfall yesterday fell in the form of snow, snow levels at about 5,000 feet. i suppose...
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napa valley, city of napa was expecting a crest of at least two feet to rise above the flood stage. back in 2005 the city of neep was hit very badly by floods. this time they are saying they can protect the city. take a listen. >>> because of the history of flooding in napa we have a good idea where the water will come out first. there are certain points and we can plan in advance. if this moment if the projections are accurate we'll probably looking at street flooding, intersections being flooded, nothing terribly serious. >> reporter: and caveat may be necessary. there are flash flood warning around the bay area. two flash points they are looking at truck key river in nevada because of low snow levels -- truckee river and the russian river in guerneville, flooding on potentially big scale. guerneville, it's going fake up to two days to leach the coast. two days ahead of us. pg&e the utility is saying 54,000 customers without power and there was one power pole in san francisco that got smacked in two by the force of gail winds. with the weather now and all the rain has dissipated i
napa valley, city of napa was expecting a crest of at least two feet to rise above the flood stage. back in 2005 the city of neep was hit very badly by floods. this time they are saying they can protect the city. take a listen. >>> because of the history of flooding in napa we have a good idea where the water will come out first. there are certain points and we can plan in advance. if this moment if the projections are accurate we'll probably looking at street flooding, intersections...
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most of that is well north of san francisco and napa valley. this will sink further south, we'll get another piece of energy later on today that will spin up across the bay area and intensify the rainfall. that's what we will be watching closely. our computer models highlight that. one pulse to the north. another one fills in further to the south. it shouldn't be nearly what we saw last week. the ground is saturated. rivers are swollen. it won't take much to get more in the way of flooding. once we get past that, we are looking at a fairly dry scenario going over the next few days. today is the day. then tomorrow we'll hopefully be breathing a sigh of relief. >>> this morning intense fighting in syria outside the city of aleppo. rebel fighters trapped hundreds of government soldiers inside a military base and say they are giving them a chance to defect. this as president obama warns syrian president bashar al assad that there will be serious consequences if he uses chemical weapons against his own weapon. >> this regime is a real problem for us
most of that is well north of san francisco and napa valley. this will sink further south, we'll get another piece of energy later on today that will spin up across the bay area and intensify the rainfall. that's what we will be watching closely. our computer models highlight that. one pulse to the north. another one fills in further to the south. it shouldn't be nearly what we saw last week. the ground is saturated. rivers are swollen. it won't take much to get more in the way of flooding....
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double barrel whisky sirloins and new napa chicken & portobellos, starting at $9.99. see you tomorrow. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. our unique brush head cleans in three directions with up to 50% more brush movements than leading sonic technology. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. and she was looking for a laptop at best buy. let's see if walmart has a similar laptop for less. let's go. dell 14" ultrabook. over $250 less...
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visibility down to a quarter o of a mile in napa valley. overall we are going to see dryer weather moving in. more sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way, but stepping outside, grab your jacket, those temperatures down just a bit, especially inland, 37 degrees in santa row that. 44 -- santa a rosa. enjoying sunshine, maybe passing clouds. temperatures should be in the 50s and 60s. we will be warming up nicely for the weekend. we'll talk more about that in a moment. check out the roads with gianna franco. >>> happy friday. let's head to 101. we have reports of an earlier accident, south 101 by hospital curve, chp cleared that quickly. everything is out of the lanes on the right shoulder, no delays if you work through there. east bay lots of careen. everything clear on 80, 880. and as far as accidents, you want to look out for roadwork 580 eastbound on north flynn. should happen before 11:00. eastbound highway 4, roadwork reported there as well. no delays as you work your way through antioch. and we have road work on the dumbarton bridge
visibility down to a quarter o of a mile in napa valley. overall we are going to see dryer weather moving in. more sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way, but stepping outside, grab your jacket, those temperatures down just a bit, especially inland, 37 degrees in santa row that. 44 -- santa a rosa. enjoying sunshine, maybe passing clouds. temperatures should be in the 50s and 60s. we will be warming up nicely for the weekend. we'll talk more about that in a moment. check out the roads with...
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napa 54 at oakland. into the afternoon upper 50s with the north bay low sixties for everyone else. 62 for concord. 63 in pleasanton they steady at 59 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows a dry weather starts on thursday and we will continue with overall mild and pleasant conditions into saturday and sunday. that is a look at your bay area forecast now here is a look at your snowballed .com ski report. let us take a look at the resort to shelley. you can see heavenly. no snow in the past two to four hours. they are have a base of 36 to 50 in.. squa valley. north star no new snow report with a base of 19-16 in.. >> thank you erica as low ride a slightly improving conditions for the same tale bridge. 18 minutes is a dry time down from a high of 23. things may start to improve fairly quickly from here. however, we are still looking at a slower rise for the bayshore freeway leading down to highway 92. there are no incidents to account for the back up but it is heavy from the 4 s f o to the
napa 54 at oakland. into the afternoon upper 50s with the north bay low sixties for everyone else. 62 for concord. 63 in pleasanton they steady at 59 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows a dry weather starts on thursday and we will continue with overall mild and pleasant conditions into saturday and sunday. that is a look at your bay area forecast now here is a look at your snowballed .com ski report. let us take a look at the resort to shelley. you can see heavenly. no snow...
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santa rosa 40 degrees right now. 41 at napa. in overnight hours around sunrise, we slipped into the low to mid-30s. so an improvement. 46 in oakland. but that said, it's still with a chill out there. 63 in oakland for the afternoon. 62 in fremont. fast forward to wednesday morning, we may wake up with scattered showers. passing by the afternoon, but roll into thursday because you can see you may be a little unsettled there. between now and then, some dry nice weather in store. tomorrow will be the warmer day, monday mostly sunny, mid up toker 60s in the forecast as well. and then we see a transition on tuesday. the wet weather holds off until wednesday. but the model is going to bring us scattered showers and unsettled through thursday. back to you. >>> more than 200 patients across the nation were given a early christmas gift day, the gift of mobility. 1 surgeons provided free joint replacements to those who don't qualify for government assistance and don't have health insurance. a team participated in the program giving one wo
santa rosa 40 degrees right now. 41 at napa. in overnight hours around sunrise, we slipped into the low to mid-30s. so an improvement. 46 in oakland. but that said, it's still with a chill out there. 63 in oakland for the afternoon. 62 in fremont. fast forward to wednesday morning, we may wake up with scattered showers. passing by the afternoon, but roll into thursday because you can see you may be a little unsettled there. between now and then, some dry nice weather in store. tomorrow will be...
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. >> reporter: but 2 1/2 hours south along the napa river people are still keeping a close eye on water levels. >> you never know with this river. it's iffy. you think it will go over and it won't then you don't and i want goes over. take as much precaution as you can. >> reporter: heavy rain fell at the oakland coliseum. forcing crews to sweep water offer the field before the raiders football game against cleveland. the wet weather and fog in northern california caused delays here at the los angeles international airport where travellers trying to get back to the san francisco area. this is a seventh grade english teacher trying to get back home but her flight to san francisco was delayed by an hour and a half. >> i have a stack of papers to grade and it's not getting any shorter while i'm here. >> reporter: the skies are clearing. forecasters expect a much drier start to the work week. >>> overseas rescue workers this morning are searching for survivors following the collapse of a tunnel in japan. at least nine people were killed when concrete slabs fell on cars and trucks. the tunnel
. >> reporter: but 2 1/2 hours south along the napa river people are still keeping a close eye on water levels. >> you never know with this river. it's iffy. you think it will go over and it won't then you don't and i want goes over. take as much precaution as you can. >> reporter: heavy rain fell at the oakland coliseum. forcing crews to sweep water offer the field before the raiders football game against cleveland. the wet weather and fog in northern california caused delays...
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most residents are nervous the city of napa where in 2005 they had massive floods. that destroyed or damaged a thousand homes. this time the officials are saying that they are prepared for one, shannon. >> because of the history of flooding in napa we have a good idea of where the water will come out first. we know there are certain points so we can plan in advance. at this moment if the projections of the rainfall totals are accurate, we are probably looking at the street flooding. intersections being flooded. nothing terribly serious. i say it with a caveat. >> reporter: the floodwaters expected to rise about two foot above flood levels. that should happen between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. eastern time. you are looking now at south of petaluma where the petaluma river is expected to flood in the next couple of hours. the weather front is moving south, which is why you are seeing all that gray cloud over there. we have got flood warning for pen grove, willow creek and marion county. ton of truckee near lake tahoe is described as a ghost town because they expect the f
most residents are nervous the city of napa where in 2005 they had massive floods. that destroyed or damaged a thousand homes. this time the officials are saying that they are prepared for one, shannon. >> because of the history of flooding in napa we have a good idea of where the water will come out first. we know there are certain points so we can plan in advance. at this moment if the projections of the rainfall totals are accurate, we are probably looking at the street flooding....
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. >> have you seen the pictures of napa and the sonoma valley? water washing out. valley, grapes under water. a tremendous amount of rain. just seeing the water in to the lower elevations and now it isn't going to stop. every extra inch we get will be another flood and we're going to get five to six more inches in 120 hours which is 5 days and then more storms after this. >> all right. chad, keep an eye on it for us, if you will. appreciate it. back in a moment. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your par
. >> have you seen the pictures of napa and the sonoma valley? water washing out. valley, grapes under water. a tremendous amount of rain. just seeing the water in to the lower elevations and now it isn't going to stop. every extra inch we get will be another flood and we're going to get five to six more inches in 120 hours which is 5 days and then more storms after this. >> all right. chad, keep an eye on it for us, if you will. appreciate it. back in a moment. americans are always...
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it's raining up the i-5, raining just about into napa and also into sow mona b-- sonoma. there is good news for northern california. the storm will taper off for you. not good news for washington, oregon, and british columbia. the storms are going to be sliding up farther to the north and four more storms are on the way for this area in the next 16 days. i know people love to go skiing up there, but just to give you so perspective, whistler has picked up 133 inches of snow on top of their mountain. that will be their watter er to drink in the um ser. i'm going to whistler over christmas. >> chad myers, thank you. also thanks to dan simon for bringing that you say story. for only $45 a month per phone. would we get the same coverage? same coverage on america's best networks. you saved $146.76 by switching to straight talk. awesome! now you can afford to share your allowance with me. get the season's hottest smartphones like the samsung galaxy s2 and get straight talk with unlimited data for just $45 a month -- from america's gift headquarters. walmart. ♪ if you're a man
it's raining up the i-5, raining just about into napa and also into sow mona b-- sonoma. there is good news for northern california. the storm will taper off for you. not good news for washington, oregon, and british columbia. the storms are going to be sliding up farther to the north and four more storms are on the way for this area in the next 16 days. i know people love to go skiing up there, but just to give you so perspective, whistler has picked up 133 inches of snow on top of their...
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in the usually scenic napa valley, the triple whammy left vineyards under water. and giant trees came dangerously close to pancaking even more cars right before our eyes. we were literally driving down the road when this giant tree came toppling on to this road. how close did this come to you? >> it was within feet of my truck. >> reporter: you were driving down the road? >> i was driving down the road. >> reporter: in the mountains that pounding rain made for a beautiful winter white backdrop. but in other parts, like this neighborhood east of san francisco, the cleanup is only beginning. and, boy, the cleanup here will sure take a long time. now all eyes turn to this storm headed here tomorrow. sam? >> yeah, it's just a minor dry day, cecilia. we know that the next system does drag on later on tonight. so this momentary dry. even in that momentary dry patch, you'll get mist and showers going on. then later on tonight, into tomorrow, another wave of rain. we've seen the storms come off the pacific and move across the northwest. this will move all the way through
in the usually scenic napa valley, the triple whammy left vineyards under water. and giant trees came dangerously close to pancaking even more cars right before our eyes. we were literally driving down the road when this giant tree came toppling on to this road. how close did this come to you? >> it was within feet of my truck. >> reporter: you were driving down the road? >> i was driving down the road. >> reporter: in the mountains that pounding rain made for a...
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napa valley tremendous rainfall there. napa river up and over its floodbanks. the sacramento river also in flood stage. in some cases, almost a foot and a half of rainfall in this five-day period. raining right now in seattle to portland. not raining right now in sacramento and san francisco. but that will likely change as we get through tomorrow, at least tonight into tomorrow. yesterday, punch was pretty strong and you saw the damage from that. our next system about to come in. it will start in the pacific northwest tonight and tomorrow morning and eventually drift down to the south. shouldn't be as strong as far as wind and rain like what we saw the past three. also big issue with fog this morning across the great lakes, down across the southeast. very, very warm from across the eastern sector of the u.s., and with that comes a little bit of fog. >> that's so unusual for california, isn't it? a lot of times reporting there. in that area like that to that degree. thank you for the update. >>> congress heads back to work this morning as the clock is ticking do
napa valley tremendous rainfall there. napa river up and over its floodbanks. the sacramento river also in flood stage. in some cases, almost a foot and a half of rainfall in this five-day period. raining right now in seattle to portland. not raining right now in sacramento and san francisco. but that will likely change as we get through tomorrow, at least tonight into tomorrow. yesterday, punch was pretty strong and you saw the damage from that. our next system about to come in. it will start...
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live doppler 7 hd northern marin, sonoma and napa seeing scattered light rain now. this is where going to stay for the better part of today the rest of us get rain evening and overnight hours. north bay low to mid 60s upper 50s rain ends tomorrow afternoon. >>> new accident golden gate bridge south of the south tower you can see the flashing lights not clear which direction slow northbound a few cars coming through in the southbound direction. >> join us for our midday news today announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, academy award winning actress jane fonda. and olympic gold medalist gabrielle douglas. and the viewers share their favorite hot spots as we continue holidays in new york city week. plus, performing his big hit "the a team" ed sheeran. plus, performing his big hit "the a team" ed sheeran. all next on
live doppler 7 hd northern marin, sonoma and napa seeing scattered light rain now. this is where going to stay for the better part of today the rest of us get rain evening and overnight hours. north bay low to mid 60s upper 50s rain ends tomorrow afternoon. >>> new accident golden gate bridge south of the south tower you can see the flashing lights not clear which direction slow northbound a few cars coming through in the southbound direction. >> join us for our midday news today...